The marine art of Gordon Frickers
Tarn Friends said “you now are Gaillacois, Tarn, don’t leave”. I’m planning to return later this month. Partly because of an invitation from the Gaillac Ville to attend a meeting about the next Franco-Chinese Festival of Lanterns which starts 4 th December. The previous festival lasted a month and attracted 350,000 visitors. You can discover more about … Read more
This yarn gets worse, much darker…
‘Schooner Race’, unfinished painting in proposed frame. Good news : My client who wishes this painting to have pride of place in his new home building in Florida USA, has accepted this proposal so I’ll be able to finish the painting the very best way, in it’s new frame. This unfolding story is on page … Read more
A poignant story … I remember her well, brain child of my friend Chris Rudd, I painted her from G A’s before she was built and again twice the day she was launched. I still have one of the paintings of her launching, made on location. If anyone wishes to buy this unique record of … Read more
What goes around comes around?
“Frozen Fury” was commissioned by an eye witness, a survivor of PQ 13, Mr. H. Mills.
I’ve been asked by a descendant, to find a buyer for this very unique painting.
Contact me if interested in investing in this very special painting.
Front cover of the Russian version of the book “Frozen Fury”, 40 x 50 cm (16″ x 20″). editor/ co author Igor Kozyr.
The most famous of tea clippers “Cutty Sark” as a new ship off Krakatoa, most famous of volcanoes, in the Sunda Strait, with her greatest rival.
I’ve recently further refined this painting hence the new photo [and one of it framed].
Have you ever thought, “I’d love a painting like that one”?
That thought is exactly the one that has inspired this painting.
Hold that thought for a moment.
An all to brief time together, two of my favourite people, an absolute pleasure to host James McGaw Thomson and Harriet Thomson,
who ‘go back’ to my far astern Bexhill SC and Rye Days.
Painting progress [unfinished], The famous clipper Samuel Plymsoll in Plymouth Cattewater.
This one measures 19.6 x 24.8 cm (7¾” x 9¾”), oils, £ , ex frame, ex studio.